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conditioned stimulus

n. Psychology

A previously neutral stimulus that, after repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits the response effected by the unconditioned stimulus itself.

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conditioned stimulus

(Psychology) psychol a stimulus to which an organism has learned to make a response by classical conditioning. Compare unconditioned stimulus

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conditioned stimulus - the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response

stimulant, stimulus, stimulation, input - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

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